/ Dictionary / Index M Mexican fire-plant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Mex'ican fire'-plant Pronunciation: (fīr'plant", -plänt"), [key] a showy plant, Euphorbia heterophylla, of the spurge family, growing in the central U.S. to central South America, having red or mottled red and white bracts. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Mexican bean beetle Mexican free-tailed bat Related Content Daily Word Quiz: denizen Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language